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29 Apr 2024

Fake job interviews target developers with new Python backdoor

A new campaign tracked as “Dev Popper” is targeting software developers with fake job interviews in an attempt to trick them into installing a Python remote access trojan (RAT).

The developers are asked to perform tasks supposedly related to the interview, like downloading and running code from GitHub, in an effort to make the entire process appear legitimate.

However, the threat actor's goal is make their targets download malicious software that gathers system information and enables remote access to the host.

 

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